Castro District News

For $50, you can enjoy a hosted bar and performances by Velocity Circus with Gregangelo and Alabama's Prancing Elites. There will be a North Light Court Discotheque with Kid Alien and South Light Court Jazz Lounge with Connie Champagne, Jason Brock (X Factor) and Daft-Nee! For more Information: http://sfpride.org/vip; or you can email: VIP-Party@sfpride.org (415) 864-0831

Queen Dilly Dally's Castro Pub Crawl

June 7 - July 7, 8:00 PM - 12 MIDNIGHT

Join Her Majesty Queen Dilly Dally on a fascinating Castro bar crawl in honor of Pride! This June, YouTube sensation and SF celebrity will escort you to the hottest spots in the District. The sagacious Queen will also share insights into the unique neighborhood. Presented by Verlocal.com. Tickets: $75; More information: https://verlocal.com/event/bc413

Pride Mass with Episcopal Bishop Marc Handley Andrus at Beaux! "I am delighted that we can begin Pride Week with a celebrations of God's love for all people...!" Gospel drag after-party to follow mass with DJ Jack Rojo spinning the tunes.

StartOut Pride Happy Hour

Wednesday June 25, 6:00-8:00 PM at Local Edition, 691 Market Street, San Francisco

Join LGBT entrepreneurs in the startup scene and kick off Pride with great networking, great cocktails, and a great time. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, aspiring entrepreneur, or love entrepreneurs we promise you’ll have fun! RSVP at startout.org; More information: http://startout.org

Over 250 gay men and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti in the most fabulous Broadway revue ever! DAZZLE features beloved songs from shows like Avenue Q, Dreamgirls, Fiddler on the Roof, Kinky Boots, Oklahoma!, Rent, Sunday in the Park with George, West Side Story and more. Tickets: $20-$60; More information: http://sfgmc.org/events/dazzle

Pride Nightlife

Thursday, June 26, 6:00 PM at California Academy of Sciences, 5 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco

Heklina hosts an out-of-this-world draw show. Embrace the science of YOU during the screening of The Science of Character. Learn to vogue with Jacquese Whitfield. Get style tips from Dapper Q. Special planetarium show: Stargayze @ 6:30 PM. $10 Members, $12 Public. More information at nightlife@calacademy.org; http://calacademy.org/nightlife

Throw it back for Pride with dot429 and Kimpton Hotels, along with Trevor Project. Featuring a live performance by 60s icon Lynda Kay. Star Tickets, 6pm to 12am — $65 | General Admission, 8pm to 12am — $30 (Percentage of all ticket sales goes to The Trevor Project) More info: http://bit.ly/1oxSoTi

Start Pride right with a night of fashion, art and all night dancing! Five & Diamond presents Metamorphose - 4 rooms of music, 17 DJs, High Fashion Runway Show 10:15pm, Bondage Erotique 2:30am and headgear art show with one of a kind wearable art. Tickets: $15-$30; More information: www.metamorphose.eventbrite.com

Pink Triangle: Installation & Commemoration Ceremony

Saturday, June 28, 2014, 10:30am at the Top of Twin Peaks, Installation from 7 am - 10am and Commemoration Ceremony at 10:30 am with elected officials and grand marshals

The Pink Triangle, organized every year by Patrick Carney, has been installed for each Pride weekend since 1996 as a visible yet mute reminder of man’s inhumanity to man. This will be the 19th Pink Triangle display. The community has embraced the pink triangle as a symbol of pride, though it was once used in an attempt to label and shame. We must remind people of the hatred of the past to help educate others so that what happened in the Holocaust won’t be forgotten and won’t be repeated.

Many hardworking volunteers make the display possible every year by climbing the hill and installing over 175 bright pink canvasses and thousands of steel spikes. It can be seen for 20 miles. More information: www.thepinktriangle.com